Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2003-2007)

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Magazine	Rank	Total Score	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Phil Steele's	1	712½	147½	153	132	125	155
Athlon	2	723	135	158	134	147	149
Lindy's	3t	734	137	171	129	148	149
The Sporting News	3t	734	140	170	145	133	146
Street & Smith	5	747	150	168	139	143	147
CPA Rankings [Web Site]	6	749	141	170½	144	155	138½
GamePlan	7	762	145	174	157	145	141
ATS Consultants	8	771½	149	161½	133	160½	167½

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the five-year span 2003-2007 ("the last five years" going into the 2008 season). In order to qualify for either table, a magazine must have been published for every year used in that table.

There is also a "2005-2007 (last three years)" table, and a "1993-2007 (all-time)" table.

Tables with more years have the advantage of having a larger sample of data: a single unusually lucky or unlucky year has less impact on the standings. However, tables with fewer years have the advantage of including more magazines: several of the magazines available today were not published if one goes back far enough.

Notes:

Lower scores are "better." The lower the score, the closer the magazine's predictions were to the actual results.
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See the notes file for further information on the scoring process.